Agra Limerick

A magician & driver from Agra
was master of the abracadabra.
He'd get forty in a car...
(with a hook and crowbar.)
Told he could get ten more outside, said, "Huh?"

DAILY PHOTO: Mehmaan Khana of the Taj Mahal

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra (Taj Mahal complex)

DAILY PHOTO: Agra Fort Cupola

Taken in October of 2013 at Agra Fort 

DAILY PHOTO: Taj in the Reflecting Pool

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra

DAILY PHOTO: Old School Rickshaw

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra.

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra

You don’t really see bicycle rickshaws in Bengaluru, but up north they’re common enough. This was taken in Agra, the town most famous for being home of the Taj Mahal. In some places these are called pedicabs. That best distinguishes them from autorickshaws (in India often called “auto” and in many other places called by the presumably onomatopoeic Thai designation of tuk-tuk) as well as from the original pulled rickshaw (where the puller walks or runs to propel the vehicle.) I don’t believe that I’ve ever seen a pulled rickshaw being used as a real means of transportation anywhere I’ve been in the world (though maybe in Cambodia.) You do see them as tourist photo ops in the same way one sees Hansom cabs and horse-drawn coaches in many US and Canadian cities.

DAILY PHOTO: Taj Sized Doorway

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra.

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra.

DAILY PHOTO: Octagonal Room of Pillars

Taken in November of 2013 at Agra Fort

Taken in November of 2013 at Agra Fort

This photo was taken at Agra Fort, and I believe was in the Jehangiri Mahal.

DAILY PHOTO: Sunset at Agra Fort

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra

DAILY PHOTO: Festival Time

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra

All the pink clothes began the day as white.

DAILY PHOTO: Taj Mahal Side Angle View

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra.

Taken in October of 2013 in Agra.

Happy election day India.